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PREVIOUSLY ON
"SMALLVILLE"... IF YOU RUN,

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EVERY REPORTER IN KANSAS
WILL BE DIGGING INTO OUR LIVES.

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WHAT IF SOMEBODY FINDS
OUT ABOUT CLARK'S SECRET?

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DON'T WORRY. NOTHING'S
GONNA CHANGE BETWEEN US.

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I MISS YOUR SAGE ADVICE, MARTHA.

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THERE'S ALWAYS A
JOB WAITING FOR YOU

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IF YOU EVER WANT TO
COME BACK TO LUTHORCORP.

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SO YOU WANT TO BACK ME FOR
SENATE RUNNING AGAINST YOUR SON.

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WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO DO THAT?

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DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO KNOCK
JONATHAN KENT OUT OF THE RACE.

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I WANT TO BE SENATOR.

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HE IS JUST LIKE THE REST OF US.

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A NORMAL PERSON DOESN'T
RISE FROM THE DEAD.

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Jor-el: RECTIFICATION DOES
NOT COME WITHOUT A PRICE.

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THE LIFE OF SOMEONE CLOSE TO
YOU WILL BE EXCHANGED FOR YOURS.

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[ MARCHING BAND
PLAYS, CHEERING ]

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[ CHEERING ]

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Crowd: CAN'T BEAT KENT!

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CAN'T BEAT KENT!

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Announcer: AND NOW THE NEXT
SENATOR OF THE STATE OF KANSAS...

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MR. JONATHAN KENT!

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[ CHEERING ]

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WOW.

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THANK YOU.

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THANK YOU. REALLY, THANK YOU.

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THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR
COMING OUT HERE THIS EVENING.

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I'M QUITE SURE THAT MANY OF YOU

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HAD MORE IMPORTANT
THINGS TO DO TONIGHT

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THAN COME OUT AND
LISTEN TO SOME FARMER

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TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE
OF CORN SUBSIDIES.

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UM... WHEN I TOLD MY FAMILY

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THAT I HAD INDEED DECIDED
TO RUN AGAINST LEX LUTHOR,

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THEY WERE SURPRISED,
TO SAY THE LEAST.

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I DON'T THINK THEY
REALLY UNDERSTOOD...

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WHY I WANT TO RUN

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OR WHY THIS IS SO
VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.

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BUT THE TRUTH IS ACTUALLY...
IT'S ACTUALLY VERY SIMPLE.

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THE COURAGE TO HELP ALL
KANSANS, WHETHER THEY'RE RICH...

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OR WHETHER THEY'RE POOR,

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AND DO MY VERY BEST TO PUT
THE HEART BACK IN THE HEARTLAND.

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[ CHEERING ]

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THANK YOU.

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[ SILENCED GUNSHOT ]

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♫ SOMEBODY SAVE ME ♫

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♫ LET YOUR WARM HANDS
BREAK RIGHT THROUGH ♫

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♫ SOMEBODY SAVE ME ♫

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♫ I DON'T CARE HOW YOU DO IT ♫

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♫ JUST STAY ♫

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♫ STAY WITH ME ♫

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♫ STAY ♫

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♫ COME ON ♫

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♫ I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU ♫

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♫ JUST STAY WITH ME ♫

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♫ I'VE MADE THIS WHOLE
WORLD SHINE FOR YOU ♫

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♫ JUST STAY ♫

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♫ STAY ♫

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♫ COME ON ♫

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Man: MR. LUTHOR, THIS IS YOUR
ITINERARY FOR TOMORROW.

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PUSH THE MAYOR LUNCH AND GET
ME A PHOTO OP AT THE HOSPITAL.

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THE NURSES UNION
IS KEY IN THE 49th.

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ONE MORE THING,

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I NEED THE NEW POLL
NUMBERS FROM LAST NIGHT.

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CENTRAL KANSAS STUDENTS
FOR LEX LUTHOR, SIR.

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YOU HAVE... FIVE MINUTES TOPS.

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THUCYDIDES SAID,

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"WE ARE EITHER
KINGS AMONG MEN...

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OR THE PAWNS OF KINGS."

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THE FACT THAT YOU'RE HERE

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DEMONSTRATES THAT YOU
STRIVE FOR THE FORMER.

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THE YOUTH VOTE IS STRONGER
THAN WE EVER EXPECTED,

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AND I HAVE YOU
TO THANK FOR THAT.

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BUT WE CANNOT AFFORD
TO BE COMPLACENT.

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GREAT LEADERS ARE FORGED

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FROM THOSE WHO SEE
BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES...

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WHO GO BEYOND THE EXTRA MILE.

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THEY GO THE EXTRA 10.

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DEFEAT IS NOT AN OPTION.

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THANK YOU.

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SAMANTHA DRAKE... PRESIDENT
OF STUDENTS FOR LEX LUTHOR.

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WELL, THEN, I SHOULD
THANK YOU PERSONALLY

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FOR MY SPIKE IN THE MTV VOTE.

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[ MAN CLEARS THROAT ]

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SUCH AN HONOR TO
FINALLY MEET YOU.

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I KNOW THIS IS KIND OF GEEKY,

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BUT I'D BE SO PSYCHED IF I COULD
GET MY PICTURE TAKEN WITH YOU.

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WELL, ANYTHING I CAN DO

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TO KEEP UP MORALE
WITH THE TROOPS.

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[ CHUCKLES ]

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EXCUSE ME.

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COULD YOU GET THE
PAINTING IN THE BACKGROUND?

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THAT'S THE ONE YOUR
FATHER GAVE YOU

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AFTER YOU CLOSED THE
METROTECH DEAL, ISN'T IT?

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WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE DONE
YOUR HOMEWORK, MISS DRAKE.

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[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]

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[ LAUGHS ]

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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I USED TO WEAR A CROSS.

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Man: SIR?

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THE LIMO IS WAITING.

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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Man #2: THANK YOU, SIR.

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[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]

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THIS IS LEX.

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Griff: You wanted a grenade
to throw in the Kent camp?

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I got an atomic bomb.

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THIS ISN'T A SECURE LINE.

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JUST MEET ME AT
RAMPART AND BROADWAY.

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ATOMIC WARFARE?

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A LITTLE OVERDRAMATIC
FOR LOCAL POLITICS, ISN'T IT?

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I GOT NO PROBLEMS ENDING
THIS CONVERSATION RIGHT NOW.

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I BELIEVE,

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IN THE POLITICAL WEAPONS TRADE,

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THE DEAL USUALLY GOES
TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER.

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THANK YOU.

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[ SIGHS ]

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IS THIS FOR REAL?

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OH, SOSNICK HAD IT ALL
TRUCKED UP FROM METROPOLIS.

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I KEEP EXPECTING SOME
MOBSTER WITH A CARNATION

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TO STEP OUT OF THE
SHADOWS AND PLUG ME.

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[ LAUGHS ]

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[ SIGHS ]

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WOW.

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YOU HAVE TO ADMIT,
IT'S NOT EXACTLY US.

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DAD, ARE YOU SURE THIS
GUY KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING?

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CLARK, SOSNICK HELPED
JACK WIN FIVE ELECTIONS.

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I'M SURE HE KNOWS MORE
ABOUT THIS STUFF THAN WE DO.

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IF YOU ASK ME,

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I THINK HE'S TRYING TO
TURN YOU INTO A LUTHOR.

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IS THERE A PROBLEM?

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YEAH, I WAS JUST WONDERING

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IF YOU'VE EVER
ACTUALLY MET THE KENTS.

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THE REASON SOMEBODY IS
GONNA VOTE FOR MR. KENT

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IS BECAUSE THEY RELATE TO HIM,

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AND WHO IS GONNA BELIEVE
THAT HE SUPPORTS LOCAL FARMERS

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WHEN HE LOOKS LIKE SOME
BIG BUSINESS BLOWHARD...

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NO OFFENSE, MR. KENT...

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WHO WANTS TO BUY THEM OUT?

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WELL, THAT'S CALLED
BRIDGING THE DEMO GAP, DEAR.

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OH, AND DOES BRIDGING THAT GAP

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ALSO INCLUDE MISQUOTING
YOUR CANDIDATE?

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Jonathan: WAIT A MINUTE.

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IT SAYS, "JONATHAN KENT
IS QUOTED AS SAYING,

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'IT IS POSSIBLE TO SERVE
CORPORATE INTEREST

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AND MAINTAIN THE
PUBLIC WELFARE.'"

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I NEVER SAID THAT.

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I DID.

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YOU DID?

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YES.

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LOOK, THIS WHOLE
JOHN BOY THING...

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DON'T GET ME WRONG.
YOU'RE VERY GOOD AT IT.

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IT MAY WIN OVER THE COWPOKES,
BUT THERE'S A POOL OF VOTERS

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THAT ARE MORE FAMILIAR
WITH VENTE LATTES

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THAN THEY ARE WITH
DIGGING POSTHOLES.

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WHAT I REALLY NEED HERE

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IS SOMEBODY WHO CARES
ABOUT WHAT I BELIEVE IN

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MORE THAN THEY CARE
ABOUT WINNING A RACE.

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I'M SORRY, BUT YOU GOT TO
GO, SOSNICK. YOU'RE FIRED.

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PACK IT UP, GUYS.

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NOT THAT THAT DIDN'T
TOTALLY ROCK, MR. KENT,

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BUT I HAVE NO IDEA

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HOW YOU'RE GONNA FIND A
REPLACEMENT SO QUICKLY.

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I DO.

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OH, ME?

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UM, WHAT DO I KNOW ABOUT
BEING A CAMPAIGN MANAGER?

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WHAT DO I KNOW ABOUT
BEING A STATE SENATOR?

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[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]

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RIGHT.

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I'll GET IT.

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[ RINGING CONTINUES ]

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JONATHAN KENT.

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Man: This is your last warning
to drop out of the campaign.

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I TOLD YOU NOT TO
CALL HERE AGAIN.

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[ RECEIVER CLICKS ]

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HEY!

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

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SORRY, BUT CKU
REGULATIONS DICTATE

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THAT ALL CAMPAIGN MATERIALS
CAN BE NO LARGER THAN 20x24.

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OKAY, MISS OVERACHIEVER,
I THINK YOU'RE TAKING

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THIS CAMPUS-GESTAPO
THING WAY TOO SERIOUSLY.

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THE STATE'S FUTURE
DEPENDS ON IT, MISS LANE.

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HOW DO YOU KNOW MY NAME?

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LEX SAYS "ALWAYS
KNOW YOUR ENEMY."

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LEAVE IT TO LEX TO TREAT THIS
ELECTION LIKE A HOSTILE TAKEOVER,

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WHICH IS WHAT HE'S GONNA DO
TO THE ENTIRE STATE, BY THE WAY.

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PROGRESS REQUIRES SACRIFICES.

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MR. KENT IS NECK AND NECK

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WITH YOUR FASCIST
ENVIRONMENTAL ANNIHILATOR.

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YOU HEARD WHAT LEX SAID.

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TRUE LEADERS SEE
BEYOND BOUNDARIES.

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HE SET THE BAR. NOW WE
NEED TO RAISE IT HIGHER.

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DEFEAT IS NOT AN OPTION.

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[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

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COMING.

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HI. HI.

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LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE'S HAD
A LONG DAY OF CAMPAIGNING.

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MORE LIKE A LONG DAY OF LOIS.

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WELL, AS MUCH AS I'D LIKE
TO MAKE A FOOL OF MYSELF

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AT THE ICE RINK,

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WE COULD ALWAYS STAY IN TONIGHT.

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OKAY.

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[ CHUCKLES ]

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OW!

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WHAT HAPPENED?

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DID I HURT YOU?

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UNLESS YOU'RE THE ONE

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WHO ASSIGNED SIX DIAGRAMS
ON PLANETARY ROTATIONS.

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[ SIGHS ]

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YOU KNOW, ON SECOND
THOUGHT, MAYBE WE SHOULD GO.

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OKAY, THIS COULDN'T
BE MORE AWKWARD...

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BUT WE HAVEN'T BEEN
TOGETHER SINCE I CAME TO MET U.

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YOU MEAN, WE
HAVEN'T... HAD... SEX.

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CLARK, YOU CAN'T TELL ME
THAT YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED.

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THINGS BETWEEN US
HAVEN'T BEEN THE SAME

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SINCE YOU MIRACULOUSLY
CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD.

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I KNOW.

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LANA, I CAN'T EXPLAIN
THAT ANYMORE.

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IT CHANGED ME.

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MAYBE I'll NEVER UNDERSTAND
WHAT YOU WENT THROUGH.

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BUT YOU'RE STILL THE
SAME PERSON, AREN'T YOU?

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CLARK, I DON'T KNOW.

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IT FEELS LIKE YOU'RE AFRAID
TO TOUCH ME ANYMORE.

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DID SOMETHING HAPPEN?

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CLARK?

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OKAY, IS THIS WHERE
I HAVE TO REMIND YOU

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THAT YOU'RE THE ONE WHO SAID

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THAT WE WOULDN'T KEEP THINGS
FROM EACH OTHER ANYMORE?

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[ SIGHS ]

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WHY IS THIS ABOUT ME?

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YOU'RE THE ONE WHO
PULLED AWAY FIRST.

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YOU MOVED TO METROPOLIS TWO
WEEKS AFTER WE GOT TOGETHER.

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AND NOW YOU SPEND EVERY
MOMENT WITH THESE BOOKS.

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WHY ASTRONOMY?

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IT'S HOMEWORK.

234
00:14:25,724 --> 00:14:27,272
IT'S AN OBSESSION.

235
00:14:27,296 --> 00:14:30,870
AND THAT THING ABOUT
HONESTY... IT WORKS BOTH WAYS.

236
00:14:35,375 --> 00:14:37,313
NICE DEFLECTION.

237
00:14:37,337 --> 00:14:38,685
[ SCOFFS ]

238
00:14:38,709 --> 00:14:40,881
BUT I DON'T FALL
FOR THAT ANYMORE.

239
00:14:43,615 --> 00:14:45,687
I GOT TO GO GET SOME AIR.

240
00:14:56,831 --> 00:14:59,803
[ CHAINSAW RUNNING ]

241
00:15:05,169 --> 00:15:07,842
[ CHAINSAW SHUTS OFF ]

242
00:15:27,797 --> 00:15:30,245
NOW, JUST WHO IN
THE HELL ARE YOU?

243
00:15:30,269 --> 00:15:34,220
ARE YOU THE ONE
THAT'S BEEN CALLING ME?

244
00:15:34,244 --> 00:15:35,851
HEY!

245
00:15:35,875 --> 00:15:37,754
ARE YOU THE GUY
THAT'S BEEN CALLING ME?

246
00:15:37,778 --> 00:15:39,787
YOU STAY AWAY FROM
ME AND MY FAMILY.

247
00:15:39,811 --> 00:15:41,187
UGH!

248
00:15:41,211 --> 00:15:42,813
AH!

249
00:16:18,426 --> 00:16:21,298
[ SIGHS ]

250
00:16:22,900 --> 00:16:24,538
[ FOOTSTEPS ]

251
00:16:24,562 --> 00:16:27,581
IT'S OBVIOUSLY
TRUE WHAT THEY SAY.

252
00:16:27,605 --> 00:16:31,246
BEHIND EVERY GREAT
MAN IS A GREAT WOMAN.

253
00:16:31,270 --> 00:16:34,821
THE CAMPAIGN MUST BE
TAKING UP A LOT OF YOUR TIME.

254
00:16:34,845 --> 00:16:36,393
YES, IT IS,

255
00:16:36,417 --> 00:16:38,850
BUT FORTUNATELY JONATHAN
AND I HAVE A LOT OF HELP.

256
00:16:40,020 --> 00:16:45,232
UNFORTUNATELY,
NOT ENOUGH TO WIN.

257
00:16:45,256 --> 00:16:49,837
YOU KNOW, LEX IS ENTERING THE
LAST STRETCH OF THE CAMPAIGN

258
00:16:49,861 --> 00:16:51,841
WITH INFINITE RESOURCES,

259
00:16:51,865 --> 00:16:55,414
AND I BELIEVE YOU ARE
DOWN FINANCIALLY TO...

260
00:16:55,438 --> 00:16:56,976
NOTHING.

261
00:16:57,000 --> 00:17:01,322
I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU'RE
FINALLY BEHIND YOUR SON,

262
00:17:01,346 --> 00:17:03,924
BUT I THOUGHT YOU KNEW
ME BETTER THAN THAT, LIONEL.

263
00:17:03,948 --> 00:17:06,427
I WOULD NEVER GIVE
UP ON MY HUSBAND.

264
00:17:06,451 --> 00:17:08,954
YOU MISUNDERSTAND ME.

265
00:17:10,886 --> 00:17:13,436
LEX HAS DEEP POCKETS,

266
00:17:13,460 --> 00:17:19,426
AND JONATHAN NEEDS AT
LEAST THE MONEY TO MATCH THAT.

267
00:17:21,028 --> 00:17:23,632
THIS IS MORE THAN
MONEY TO MATCH.

268
00:17:28,978 --> 00:17:31,556
OOH.

269
00:17:31,580 --> 00:17:33,989
WE'VE RUN THIS
CAMPAIGN ON HIS BELIEFS,

270
00:17:34,013 --> 00:17:36,662
AND THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA
WIN HIM THE ELECTION.

271
00:17:36,686 --> 00:17:38,896
JONATHAN WOULD
NEVER ACCEPT THIS.

272
00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:39,996
I KNOW.

273
00:17:40,020 --> 00:17:41,498
I FULLY EXPECTED JONATHAN

274
00:17:41,522 --> 00:17:43,900
TO BARREL HIS WAY
THROUGH THE CAMPAIGN

275
00:17:43,924 --> 00:17:45,433
FUELED BY BLIND IDEALISM,

276
00:17:45,457 --> 00:17:49,332
BUT I WAS HOPING
YOU'D BE MORE SAVVY.

277
00:17:51,733 --> 00:17:54,013
PERHAPS YOU HAVE YOUR
OWN PERSONAL REASONS

278
00:17:54,037 --> 00:17:58,972
FOR WANTING JONATHAN NOT TO WIN.

279
00:18:12,489 --> 00:18:14,437
I KNOW YOU DIDN'T COME
BY THIS LATE AT NIGHT

280
00:18:14,461 --> 00:18:15,737
TO DROP OFF THIS PRESS RELEASE.

281
00:18:15,761 --> 00:18:17,070
WHAT HAPPENED?

282
00:18:17,094 --> 00:18:18,611
[ SIGHS ]

283
00:18:18,635 --> 00:18:21,114
HOW FAR DO YOU WANT TO
CROSS THIS FRIENDSHIP BOUNDARY?

284
00:18:21,138 --> 00:18:23,441
[ LAUGHS ] SINCE WHEN
DID WE HAVE BOUNDARIES?

285
00:18:27,046 --> 00:18:29,778
ALL RIGHT, WHY DON'T YOU
JUST LEAVE OUT THE DETAILS?

286
00:18:31,510 --> 00:18:33,089
WELL...

287
00:18:33,113 --> 00:18:36,693
EVERYTHING WAS FINE BETWEEN
LANA AND I WHEN I WAS HUMAN.

288
00:18:36,717 --> 00:18:39,466
I MEAN, IT WAS GREAT.

289
00:18:39,490 --> 00:18:41,098
OKAY, CLARK.

290
00:18:41,122 --> 00:18:43,139
BUT NOW THAT I HAVE
MY ABILITIES BACK,

291
00:18:43,163 --> 00:18:47,575
IT'S LIKE OUR... SEX... LIFE...

292
00:18:47,599 --> 00:18:49,070
HAS BEEN ON HIATUS.

293
00:18:50,133 --> 00:18:52,681
OH.

294
00:18:52,705 --> 00:18:55,584
UHH... [ CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY ]

295
00:18:55,608 --> 00:18:59,458
I KNOW I'M GONNA REGRET
ASKING THIS QUESTION, BUT, UM...

296
00:18:59,482 --> 00:19:01,015
WHY?

297
00:19:03,048 --> 00:19:05,126
'CAUSE IT JUST TAKES
SOME TIME FOR ME

298
00:19:05,150 --> 00:19:09,531
TO ADJUST MY ABILITIES
TO NEW... SITUATIONS.

299
00:19:09,555 --> 00:19:12,174
WOW, UH... [ CHUCKLES ]

300
00:19:12,198 --> 00:19:14,536
AWKWARD FACTOR
EIGHT. [ CHUCKLES ]

301
00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:16,478
UM...

302
00:19:16,502 --> 00:19:19,042
SO, BASICALLY, WHAT
YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT

303
00:19:19,066 --> 00:19:22,015
YOU'RE AFRAID THAT, IN
THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT,

304
00:19:22,039 --> 00:19:23,441
YOU MIGHT...

305
00:19:25,113 --> 00:19:27,546
PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME
FINISH THIS SENTENCE, CLARK.

306
00:19:29,618 --> 00:19:31,756
WELL, SEE, THAT'S THE THING.

307
00:19:31,780 --> 00:19:34,499
I'M NOT SURE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN.

308
00:19:34,523 --> 00:19:37,504
I MEAN, IF I COULDN'T
CONTROL MYSELF...

309
00:19:37,528 --> 00:19:40,066
YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT CAN NEVER BE UNSEEN.

310
00:19:40,090 --> 00:19:41,738
IT'S NOT FUNNY.

311
00:19:41,762 --> 00:19:43,110
NO, YOU'RE RIGHT. IT'S NOT.

312
00:19:43,134 --> 00:19:44,641
IT'S JUST THAT THIS CONVERSATION

313
00:19:44,665 --> 00:19:46,573
DEFINITELY CEMENTS
ME AS YOUR KRYPTO-HAG.

314
00:19:46,597 --> 00:19:48,516
LOOK, CLARK... [CHUCKLES]

315
00:19:48,540 --> 00:19:51,780
YOU CAN SHAKE MY HAND
WITHOUT CRUSHING IT, RIGHT?

316
00:19:51,804 --> 00:19:54,122
AND YOU DON'T EXACTLY
INCINERATE EVERYONE YOU LOOK AT

317
00:19:54,146 --> 00:19:56,226
WITH YOUR HEAT-VISION THING.

318
00:19:56,250 --> 00:19:59,528
SO IT'S PRETTY MUCH
THE SAME THING, RIGHT?

319
00:19:59,552 --> 00:20:02,557
I MEAN... METAPHORICALLY.

320
00:20:04,259 --> 00:20:07,593
BUT YOU DIDN'T NEED ME TO
TELL YOU ALL THIS, SO WHAT GIVES?

321
00:20:10,826 --> 00:20:12,604
[ SIGHS ]

322
00:20:12,628 --> 00:20:15,177
I THINK I GOT USED TO LYING TO
LANA WHEN WE WERE FRIENDS.

323
00:20:15,201 --> 00:20:17,650
NOW IT'S DIFFERENT.

324
00:20:17,674 --> 00:20:19,582
YEAH [CHUCKLES] YOU KNOW, CLARK,

325
00:20:19,606 --> 00:20:21,554
I'M PLAYING MY
BEST ZONE DEFENSE,

326
00:20:21,578 --> 00:20:24,718
BUT I THINK YOU'RE IN DENIAL
TERRITORY ABOUT WHAT LANA KNOWS.

327
00:20:24,742 --> 00:20:28,122
I MEAN, SHE'S
STUDYING ASTRONOMY.

328
00:20:28,146 --> 00:20:31,526
THE METEORS, THE FACT THAT
THE UNDEAD TOPIC COMES UP DAILY.

329
00:20:31,550 --> 00:20:33,698
WELL, I CAN'T JUST
TELL HER. IT'S TOO RISKY.

330
00:20:33,722 --> 00:20:34,831
OKAY, FINE, CLARK.

331
00:20:34,855 --> 00:20:36,602
THEN DON'T TELL HER ABOUT IT,

332
00:20:36,626 --> 00:20:38,705
BUT YOUR GAME NEEDS TO
SWITCH FROM DEFENSE TO OFFENSE

333
00:20:38,729 --> 00:20:40,908
BECAUSE, SOONER OR LATER,
LANA'S GONNA START ASKING

334
00:20:40,932 --> 00:20:43,134
ALL THE WRONG PEOPLE
ALL THE RIGHT QUESTIONS.

335
00:20:55,749 --> 00:20:57,726
MOM, YOU DIDN'T SAY
MUCH ON THE RIDE HOME.

336
00:20:57,750 --> 00:20:59,258
ARE YOU SURE EVERYTHING'S OKAY?

337
00:20:59,282 --> 00:21:00,801
YEAH, I'M FINE.

338
00:21:00,825 --> 00:21:02,161
I'll JUST BE GLAD WHEN
THE ELECTION IS OVER.

339
00:21:02,185 --> 00:21:04,659
[ DOG BARKING ]

340
00:21:17,304 --> 00:21:19,723
SHELBY, HI!

341
00:21:19,747 --> 00:21:21,655
WHAT'S THE MATTER?

342
00:21:21,679 --> 00:21:23,888
HUH?

343
00:21:23,912 --> 00:21:25,753
WHAT'S WRONG?

344
00:21:27,786 --> 00:21:29,788
[ GASPS ]

345
00:21:34,894 --> 00:21:37,227
[ GASPS ]

346
00:21:56,819 --> 00:22:01,101
Lois: I MOVED THE RALLY TO NEXT
WEEK SO MR. KENT CAN RECOVER.

347
00:22:01,125 --> 00:22:02,602
OR NOT.

348
00:22:02,626 --> 00:22:04,604
DAD, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

349
00:22:04,628 --> 00:22:05,861
I CAN'T LET THEM STOP ME.

350
00:22:09,835 --> 00:22:13,940
I WILL TELL THEM THE
RALLY'S A GO AGAIN.

351
00:22:15,872 --> 00:22:19,292
I THOUGHT THE DOCTOR SAID HE
WAS GOING TO KEEP YOU OVERNIGHT.

352
00:22:19,316 --> 00:22:22,196
OH, THEN THEY'D HAVE
EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT.

353
00:22:22,220 --> 00:22:24,658
SOMETHING TELLS ME IT'S NOT
THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE CALLED,

354
00:22:24,682 --> 00:22:25,683
IS IT, DAD?

355
00:22:26,884 --> 00:22:30,636
JONATHAN, HOW COULD
YOU KEEP THIS FROM US?

356
00:22:30,660 --> 00:22:33,138
WE'RE IN THIS AS A FAMILY.

357
00:22:33,162 --> 00:22:35,410
ARE WE? YOU'VE NEVER BEEN
HAPPY ABOUT ME RUNNING,

358
00:22:35,434 --> 00:22:37,643
AND NOW I'M GUESSING
YOU WANT ME TO QUIT.

359
00:22:37,667 --> 00:22:39,946
MAYBE YOU'RE WILLING TO
RISK YOUR LIFE OVER THIS,

360
00:22:39,970 --> 00:22:42,149
BUT I DON'T THINK I'M WILLING
TO STAND BY AND WATCH.

361
00:22:42,173 --> 00:22:44,705
I HAVE GOT TO SEE THIS
THING THROUGH, MARTHA.

362
00:22:48,911 --> 00:22:51,158
"DO AS I SAY, NOT
AS I DO." HUH, DAD?

363
00:22:51,182 --> 00:22:53,691
LOOK, I NEVER TAUGHT YOU
TO BUCKLE UNDER PRESSURE,

364
00:22:53,715 --> 00:22:55,264
ESPECIALLY NOT FROM LEX LUTHOR.

365
00:22:55,288 --> 00:22:57,266
LEX?

366
00:22:57,290 --> 00:22:59,238
YOU THINK HE'D GO THIS FAR?

367
00:22:59,262 --> 00:23:02,997
THERE'S NO LIMIT TO WHAT
LEX LUTHOR WOULD DO, SON.

368
00:23:12,909 --> 00:23:14,456
CLARK. I HEARD WHAT HAPPENED.

369
00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:16,889
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE
SURE YOUR FATHER'S OKAY.

370
00:23:16,913 --> 00:23:20,263
THIS IS AS CLOSE TO MY FATHER
AS YOU WANT TO GET RIGHT NOW.

371
00:23:20,287 --> 00:23:22,996
HE THINKS I WAS
BEHIND IT, DOESN'T HE?

372
00:23:23,020 --> 00:23:24,197
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT
HIM TO BELIEVE?

373
00:23:24,221 --> 00:23:25,468
MAYBE THE TRUTH.

374
00:23:25,492 --> 00:23:27,431
I ISSUED A PRESS RELEASE
DENOUNCING THE ATTACK

375
00:23:27,455 --> 00:23:29,234
AND OFFERED A REWARD
FOR ANY INFORMATION

376
00:23:29,258 --> 00:23:30,805
LEADING TO THE
ASSAILANTS' CAPTURE.

377
00:23:30,829 --> 00:23:31,931
I NEED YOU TO BELIEVE ME.

378
00:23:38,307 --> 00:23:42,989
LEX, WHY IS SOME STATE SENATE
SEAT SO IMPORTANT TO YOU?

379
00:23:43,013 --> 00:23:45,852
IT'S A STEPPING STONE.

380
00:23:45,876 --> 00:23:47,849
TO WHAT?

381
00:23:49,882 --> 00:23:53,832
THAT'S LIKE APOLLO ASKING
ICARUS WHY HE'S BUILDING WINGS.

382
00:23:53,856 --> 00:23:56,364
LOOK, CLARK, YOU HAVE
EVERYTHING YOU'VE EVER WANTED.

383
00:23:56,388 --> 00:23:58,237
I'M SORRY IF I'M
STILL SEARCHING.

384
00:23:58,261 --> 00:23:59,969
WHAT IF YOU DON'T WIN?

385
00:23:59,993 --> 00:24:03,043
WHAT IF YOU REALIZE YOU HAVEN'T
FOUND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR?

386
00:24:03,067 --> 00:24:05,400
WELL, THERE'S ALWAYS
THE WHITE HOUSE.

387
00:24:07,001 --> 00:24:08,379
LOOK, I PROMISE YOU,

388
00:24:08,403 --> 00:24:10,976
WE'RE GONNA FIND OUT
WHO DID THIS TO YOUR DAD.

389
00:24:28,896 --> 00:24:30,805
Samantha: DIDN'T WORK.

390
00:24:30,829 --> 00:24:32,471
WE FAILED HIM.

391
00:24:34,933 --> 00:24:37,283
WELL, NOW WE KNOW
WHAT WE NEED TO DO,

392
00:24:37,307 --> 00:24:39,416
AND I ALREADY HAVE
EVERYTHING IN PLACE.

393
00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:40,917
SAMANTHA, CHILL OUT.

394
00:24:40,941 --> 00:24:44,321
WE ALREADY WENT TOO FAR,
AND IT TOTALLY BACKFIRED.

395
00:24:44,345 --> 00:24:46,424
WE NEED TO TURN OURSELVES IN

396
00:24:46,448 --> 00:24:49,097
BEFORE SOMEBODY
POINTS A FINGER AT LEX.

397
00:24:49,121 --> 00:24:52,855
LEX ASKED US TO GO
THE EXTRA 10 MILES.

398
00:24:54,027 --> 00:24:56,835
I'M THE ONLY ONE
WILLING TO DO THAT.

399
00:24:56,859 --> 00:24:58,408
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

400
00:24:58,432 --> 00:25:00,910
THERE IS ONE THING THAT
KENT CAN'T BOUNCE BACK FROM.

401
00:25:00,934 --> 00:25:04,409
I'M GOING TO THE COPS BEFORE
THIS GETS MORE OUT OF CONTROL.

402
00:25:19,155 --> 00:25:23,908
LEX WOULD HAVE NEVER...

403
00:25:23,932 --> 00:25:26,964
GIVEN UP THAT EASILY.

404
00:25:41,912 --> 00:25:44,986
[ CLIPPERS HUM ]

405
00:26:22,159 --> 00:26:25,408
I WAITED AT THE DROP-OFF,
BUT GRIFF NEVER SHOWED.

406
00:26:25,432 --> 00:26:27,705
FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM.

407
00:26:35,714 --> 00:26:37,052
[ SCOFFS ]

408
00:26:37,076 --> 00:26:40,580
I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE
YOU FOR A MOMENT.

409
00:26:46,156 --> 00:26:50,708
I WANTED TO SHOW YOU
HOW DEVOTED I AM TO YOU.

410
00:26:50,732 --> 00:26:52,610
[ LAUGHS ]

411
00:26:52,634 --> 00:26:54,443
WELL, YOU CERTAINLY HAVE.

412
00:26:54,467 --> 00:26:57,677
I HAVE ALL THE ENABLING
DEVICES I NEED, THANK YOU.

413
00:26:57,701 --> 00:27:00,544
THOUGH APPARENTLY I
COULD USE BETTER SECURITY.

414
00:27:03,277 --> 00:27:04,955
DON'T THEY ALWAYS SAY

415
00:27:04,979 --> 00:27:08,482
NEVER USE YOUR BIRTHDAY
AS YOUR SECURITY CODE?

416
00:27:11,217 --> 00:27:15,622
OR, MORE SPECIFICALLY...
YOUR BROTHER'S?

417
00:27:18,494 --> 00:27:20,273
INTERESTING CHOICE OF PERFUME.

418
00:27:20,297 --> 00:27:21,544
HERMES.

419
00:27:21,568 --> 00:27:23,746
IT'S YOUR FAVORITE.

420
00:27:23,770 --> 00:27:28,552
I KNOW EVERYTHING
ABOUT YOU, MR. SENATOR.

421
00:27:28,576 --> 00:27:30,084
SENATOR?

422
00:27:30,108 --> 00:27:32,658
NOW, AREN'T YOU A LITTLE
AHEAD OF YOURSELF?

423
00:27:32,682 --> 00:27:34,089
NOT NOW.

424
00:27:34,113 --> 00:27:36,121
NOT WITH JONATHAN
KENT OUT OF THE PICTURE.

425
00:27:36,145 --> 00:27:41,652
I WOULD NEVER CONDONE
WHAT HAPPENED TO MR. KENT.

426
00:27:43,324 --> 00:27:44,631
OF COURSE NOT.

427
00:27:44,655 --> 00:27:47,504
YOU'VE GOT TO DISTANCE YOURSELF.

428
00:27:47,528 --> 00:27:49,777
IT'S LIKE YOU SAID IN
THE HERALD ARTICLE...

429
00:27:49,801 --> 00:27:53,110
"STRIKE WHEN YOU CAN BUT NEVER
LEAVE YOURSELF VULNERABLE."

430
00:27:53,134 --> 00:27:57,315
PLEASE TELL ME YOU WEREN'T
RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT ATTACK.

431
00:27:57,339 --> 00:28:00,520
IT'S OKAY, LEX.

432
00:28:00,544 --> 00:28:02,552
I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO,

433
00:28:02,576 --> 00:28:05,595
AND I WOULD NEVER WANT
YOU TO TAKE THE FALL FOR IT.

434
00:28:05,619 --> 00:28:08,158
YOU MAY HAVE READ
EVERYTHING ABOUT ME,

435
00:28:08,182 --> 00:28:10,631
BUT DON'T ASSUME YOU KNOW ME.

436
00:28:10,655 --> 00:28:13,135
I WOULD NEVER HURT THE KENTS.

437
00:28:13,159 --> 00:28:16,138
YOU'RE LOSING YOUR EDGE, LEX.

438
00:28:16,162 --> 00:28:19,296
AND YOU'VE CLEARLY GONE OVER IT.

439
00:28:20,837 --> 00:28:24,172
MY SECURITY WILL ESCORT
YOU TO THE POLICE STATION.

440
00:28:38,357 --> 00:28:42,168
YOU'RE JUST HAVING A
MOMENT OF WEAKNESS.

441
00:28:42,192 --> 00:28:45,226
THAT'S WHY YOU NEED ME.

442
00:28:50,372 --> 00:28:53,150
LEX LUTHOR GOING
GODFATHER ON YOUR DAD?

443
00:28:53,174 --> 00:28:54,453
I DON'T KNOW, CLARK.

444
00:28:54,477 --> 00:28:56,185
LEX SEEMS LIKE THE KIND OF GUY

445
00:28:56,209 --> 00:28:58,286
WHO LIVES FOR THE FIGHT
AS MUCH AS THE VICTORY.

446
00:28:58,310 --> 00:29:00,689
HERE'S A LIST OF ALL THE CALLS
LOGGED ON OUR PHONE TODAY.

447
00:29:00,713 --> 00:29:02,693
MY DAD PAWNED THAT ONE
OFF AS A WRONG NUMBER.

448
00:29:02,717 --> 00:29:04,363
IT'S BLOCKED, BUT...

449
00:29:04,387 --> 00:29:06,197
I'll LET MY FINGERS
DO THE WALKING.

450
00:29:06,221 --> 00:29:07,368
JUST GIVE ME A SECOND.

451
00:29:07,392 --> 00:29:09,270
YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT LIKE YOUR DAD

452
00:29:09,294 --> 00:29:11,473
TO KEEP SOMETHING
LIKE THIS A SECRET.

453
00:29:11,497 --> 00:29:13,374
HE'S KIND OF TURNED INTO
A DIFFERENT PERSON LATELY,

454
00:29:13,398 --> 00:29:15,177
LIKE HE'S GOT SOMETHING
TO PROVE TO EVERYONE.

455
00:29:15,201 --> 00:29:17,280
MAYBE JUST HIS SON.

456
00:29:17,304 --> 00:29:20,382
WHAT DOES RUNNING FOR
SENATOR HAVE TO DO WITH ME?

457
00:29:20,406 --> 00:29:21,685
THINK ABOUT IT, CLARK.

458
00:29:21,709 --> 00:29:23,647
IT MUST BE KIND OF
HARD BEING A ROLE MODEL

459
00:29:23,671 --> 00:29:26,449
FOR A GUY WHO PULLS PEOPLE
OUT OF A BURNING BUILDING

460
00:29:26,473 --> 00:29:29,393
AND STOPS NUCLEAR MISSILES
ALL BETWEEN CHORES AND DINNER.

461
00:29:29,417 --> 00:29:31,595
NO ONE'S EXPECTING
HIM TO DO THAT.

462
00:29:31,619 --> 00:29:34,530
TRUE, BUT IT'S NOT GONNA
STOP HIM FROM TRYING.

463
00:29:34,554 --> 00:29:35,660
OH, HERE WE GO.

464
00:29:35,684 --> 00:29:38,303
LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT.

465
00:29:38,327 --> 00:29:40,265
ALL RIGHT.

466
00:29:40,289 --> 00:29:45,371
THE CALL WAS MADE FROM... WHOA.

467
00:29:45,395 --> 00:29:48,339
THE "STUDENTS FOR LEX
LUTHOR" OFFICE AT CKU.

468
00:30:40,830 --> 00:30:43,503
[ MARCHING BAND
PLAYS, CHEERING ]

469
00:30:49,641 --> 00:30:53,291
"TO DO MY PART TO PUT THE
HEART BACK IN THE HEARTLAND."

470
00:30:53,315 --> 00:30:54,753
GREAT CLOSING LINE, MR. KENT.

471
00:30:54,777 --> 00:30:56,725
THEY'RE MARTHA'S
WORDS, NOT MINE.

472
00:30:56,749 --> 00:30:59,599
I JUST HOPE SHE SHOWS UP
IN TIME TO HEAR ME SAY THEM.

473
00:30:59,623 --> 00:31:01,360
ARE YOU SURE YOU
WANT TO DO THIS?

474
00:31:01,384 --> 00:31:03,632
I KNOW THAT WE HAVE EXTRA
SECURITY AND EVERYTHING,

475
00:31:03,656 --> 00:31:05,406
BUT IT'S NOT TOO
LATE TO POSTPONE.

476
00:31:05,430 --> 00:31:07,237
LOIS, WHAT KIND OF
A LEADER WOULD I BE

477
00:31:07,261 --> 00:31:09,310
IF I LET SOME PRANKSTERS
MAKE ME BACK DOWN, HMM?

478
00:31:09,334 --> 00:31:11,672
Announcer: AND NOW
THE NEXT SENATOR...

479
00:31:11,696 --> 00:31:12,774
JACKET?

480
00:31:12,798 --> 00:31:14,376
OH, YEAH.

481
00:31:14,400 --> 00:31:17,319
MR. JONATHAN KENT!

482
00:31:17,343 --> 00:31:18,420
HMM.

483
00:31:18,444 --> 00:31:21,424
KNOCK THEM DEAD, BOSS.

484
00:31:21,448 --> 00:31:23,325
Crowd: CAN'T BEAT KENT!

485
00:31:23,349 --> 00:31:26,489
CAN'T BEAT KENT!

486
00:31:26,513 --> 00:31:30,594
[ CHEERING ]

487
00:31:30,618 --> 00:31:32,337
CAN'T BEAT KENT!

488
00:31:32,361 --> 00:31:34,539
WOW.

489
00:31:34,563 --> 00:31:37,666
THANK YOU.

490
00:31:40,631 --> 00:31:43,550
THANK YOU. REALLY, THANK YOU.

491
00:31:43,574 --> 00:31:45,375
EXCUSE ME?

492
00:31:47,808 --> 00:31:49,611
HEY.

493
00:31:54,987 --> 00:31:56,594
WHEN I TOLD MY FAMILY

494
00:31:56,618 --> 00:32:00,399
THAT I HAD INDEED DECIDED
TO RUN AGAINST LEX LUTHOR,

495
00:32:00,423 --> 00:32:02,631
THEY WERE SURPRISED,
TO SAY THE LEAST.

496
00:32:02,655 --> 00:32:06,637
BUT THEIR SUPPORT
HAS BEEN UNWAVERING.

497
00:32:06,661 --> 00:32:09,409
SEE, I'VE BEEN INSPIRED.

498
00:32:09,433 --> 00:32:12,313
I'VE BEEN INSPIRED BY MY SON
WHOSE COURAGE SEEMS TO KNOW...

499
00:32:12,337 --> 00:32:14,716
TALK ABOUT AN
INITIATION GONE WRONG.

500
00:32:14,740 --> 00:32:16,447
GET UP.

501
00:32:16,471 --> 00:32:20,523
THOSE BASIC-TRAINING SKILLS
ARE LOOKING A LITTLE RUSTY.

502
00:32:20,547 --> 00:32:24,427
LIKE I SAID... KNOW YOUR ENEMY.

503
00:32:24,451 --> 00:32:28,101
LOOK, MAGNA-CUM-LAUDE PSYCHO...

504
00:32:28,125 --> 00:32:30,435
YOU ARE NOT GONNA
SHOOT JONATHAN KENT.

505
00:32:30,459 --> 00:32:32,107
YOU'RE RIGHT.

506
00:32:32,131 --> 00:32:34,969
YOU ARE.

507
00:32:34,993 --> 00:32:37,473
[ CHEERING ]

508
00:32:37,497 --> 00:32:40,116
IN FACT, IT IS
BECAUSE OF MY FAMILY

509
00:32:40,140 --> 00:32:43,018
THAT I HAVE THE
COURAGE TO RUN AT ALL.

510
00:32:43,042 --> 00:32:46,754
I DON'T THINK THEY
REALLY UNDERSTOOD...

511
00:32:46,778 --> 00:32:48,585
WHY I WANTED TO RUN

512
00:32:48,609 --> 00:32:51,589
OR WHY THIS IS SO
VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.

513
00:32:51,613 --> 00:32:56,534
BUT THE TRUTH IS ACTUALLY...
IT'S ACTUALLY VERY SIMPLE.

514
00:32:56,558 --> 00:33:00,099
THE COURAGE TO HELP ALL
KANSANS, WHETHER THEY'RE RICH...

515
00:33:00,123 --> 00:33:04,675
NOBODY WILL EVER BELIEVE I
WOULD SHOOT JONATHAN KENT.

516
00:33:04,699 --> 00:33:07,107
REALLY?

517
00:33:07,131 --> 00:33:10,051
BEAUTIFUL GIRL COMES
TO LIVE UNDER HIS ROOF.

518
00:33:10,075 --> 00:33:13,385
HIS WIFE GETS A LITTLE TOO
BUSY AT THAT COFFEE SHOP.

519
00:33:13,409 --> 00:33:16,588
SUDDENLY, HE FIRES A
SEASONED POLITICAL CONSULTANT

520
00:33:16,612 --> 00:33:19,391
AND TAKES THE GIRL
ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

521
00:33:19,415 --> 00:33:21,494
UNTIL IT ALL GOES WRONG,

522
00:33:21,518 --> 00:33:25,068
AND THE SPURNED
LOVER GETS HER REVENGE.

523
00:33:25,092 --> 00:33:27,630
NOW JUST AIM AT
JONATHAN'S HEAD AND SHOOT.

524
00:33:27,654 --> 00:33:30,073
DIDN'T GENERAL LANE
TEACH YOU ANYTHING?

525
00:33:30,097 --> 00:33:32,461
ACTUALLY, HE DID.

526
00:33:40,670 --> 00:33:43,473
[ GUN COCKS ]

527
00:33:44,644 --> 00:33:46,576
[ CHEERING ]

528
00:33:53,586 --> 00:33:55,557
[ SILENCED GUNSHOT ]

529
00:34:26,693 --> 00:34:28,695
[ SCREAMING ]

530
00:34:32,931 --> 00:34:34,532
MARTHA?

531
00:34:47,688 --> 00:34:48,796
LOIS.

532
00:34:48,820 --> 00:34:50,497
DON'T SWEAT IT, SMALLVILLE.

533
00:34:50,521 --> 00:34:51,698
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.

534
00:34:51,722 --> 00:34:53,195
[ SAMANTHA GRUNTS ]

535
00:35:22,628 --> 00:35:24,937
"REGARD YOUR SOLDIERS
AS YOUR CHILDREN,

536
00:35:24,961 --> 00:35:27,972
"AND THEY WILL FOLLOW YOU
INTO THE DEEPEST VALLEYS.

537
00:35:27,996 --> 00:35:31,044
"LOOK ON THEM AS YOUR
OWN BELOVED SONS...

538
00:35:31,068 --> 00:35:33,747
AND THEY WILL STAND
BY YOU EVEN UNTO DEATH."

539
00:35:33,771 --> 00:35:36,981
YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE TO
QUOTE "THE ART OF WAR" TO ME, DAD.

540
00:35:37,005 --> 00:35:38,954
I READ IT COVER TO
COVER THREE TIMES

541
00:35:38,978 --> 00:35:40,756
BEFORE I FINISHED HIGH SCHOOL.

542
00:35:40,780 --> 00:35:42,959
ALTHOUGH...

543
00:35:42,983 --> 00:35:45,892
I STILL WOULD HAVE PREFERRED
A BIKE FOR MY 14th BIRTHDAY.

544
00:35:45,916 --> 00:35:48,965
YES, WELL, DESPITE
YOUR INTENSE STUDIES,

545
00:35:48,989 --> 00:35:51,639
IT SEEMS JONATHAN KENT,
AFTER YESTERDAY'S THEATRICS,

546
00:35:51,663 --> 00:35:54,773
HAS SURGED AHEAD
OF YOU IN THE POLLS.

547
00:35:54,797 --> 00:35:56,774
I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING
TO DO WITH THAT.

548
00:35:56,798 --> 00:35:58,307
NO, NO, OF COURSE, YOU DIDN'T.

549
00:35:58,331 --> 00:36:00,349
BUT IT LOOKS AS
THOUGH YOUR DISCIPLES

550
00:36:00,373 --> 00:36:02,111
TRIED TO FOLLOW
IN YOUR FOOTSTEPS.

551
00:36:02,135 --> 00:36:04,753
THEY HAVE SUCCEEDED
IN CREATING QUITE A MESS.

552
00:36:04,777 --> 00:36:07,588
HOW DOES IT FEEL, LEX...

553
00:36:07,612 --> 00:36:09,320
TO HAVE PEOPLE WORSHIP YOU?

554
00:36:09,344 --> 00:36:11,923
BEING THE IDOL FOR A
CULT OF PSYCHOPATHS

555
00:36:11,947 --> 00:36:14,095
ISN'T EXACTLY A POWER TRIP, DAD?

556
00:36:14,119 --> 00:36:16,798
OH, BUT I SUPPOSE BEING A
STATE SENATOR WOULD BE.

557
00:36:16,822 --> 00:36:19,370
ISN'T THAT WHY YOU'RE
RUNNING FOR OFFICE?

558
00:36:19,394 --> 00:36:21,126
YOU WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH?

559
00:36:22,798 --> 00:36:24,336
I'M RUNNING BECAUSE
IT'S SOMETHING

560
00:36:24,360 --> 00:36:25,809
I ACTUALLY HAVE TO WORK FOR.

561
00:36:25,833 --> 00:36:27,680
[ Laughing ] YES.

562
00:36:27,704 --> 00:36:30,615
AND YOUR NOBLE EFFORTS
INCLUDE EMPLOYING HIRED GUNS

563
00:36:30,639 --> 00:36:32,617
TO DIG UP INFORMATION

564
00:36:32,641 --> 00:36:34,990
ABOUT THE KENTS THAT
COULD DESTROY THEM.

565
00:36:35,014 --> 00:36:37,693
WELL, SO MUCH FOR YOUR
FATHERLY PRIDE AND SUPPORT

566
00:36:37,717 --> 00:36:39,949
IN THIS CAMPAIGN, HUH, DAD?

567
00:36:41,851 --> 00:36:43,629
GRIFF'S DEAD.

568
00:36:43,653 --> 00:36:45,901
HIS BODY TURNED UP

569
00:36:45,925 --> 00:36:47,965
IN THE BACK ALLEY OF
SUICIDE SLUMS THIS MORNING,

570
00:36:47,989 --> 00:36:49,960
AND SOMEHOW I DON'T
THINK THE KENTS DID IT.

571
00:36:50,992 --> 00:36:53,835
DANGEROUS NEIGHBORHOOD, LEX.

572
00:36:55,166 --> 00:36:57,646
WOULD IT HAVE KILLED
YOU THIS ONE TIME

573
00:36:57,670 --> 00:37:00,720
TO ACTUALLY BE ON MY SIDE?

574
00:37:00,744 --> 00:37:03,122
YOU'RE SLIPPING, SON.

575
00:37:03,146 --> 00:37:06,657
FIRST, PROFESSOR MILTON FINE
VANISHES FROM YOUR RADAR.

576
00:37:06,681 --> 00:37:10,061
NOW GRIFF. IT... [ SIGHS ]

577
00:37:10,085 --> 00:37:12,757
IT MIGHT BE TIME
TO DUST THIS OFF.

578
00:37:24,001 --> 00:37:26,178
Jonathan: ALL THE TEACHERS
WILL BE THERE? Lois: YES.

579
00:37:26,202 --> 00:37:28,111
ALL RIGHT, GREAT.

580
00:37:28,135 --> 00:37:30,754
AND HERE ARE THE TALKING POINTS
FOR THE TEACHERS UNION. OKAY.

581
00:37:30,778 --> 00:37:32,155
AND DON'T FORGET... I KNOW.

582
00:37:32,179 --> 00:37:34,088
I'VE GOT THE FIREFIGHTERS'
BREAKFAST IN THE MORNING.

583
00:37:34,112 --> 00:37:36,461
DON'T WORRY, LOIS.
I'M NOT GONNA FORGET.

584
00:37:36,485 --> 00:37:37,923
MMM, FIREFIGHTERS.

585
00:37:37,947 --> 00:37:39,765
I THINK I MIGHT TAG
ALONG FOR THAT ONE.

586
00:37:39,789 --> 00:37:41,727
THERE'S GOT TO BE A
FEW PERKS TO THIS JOB.

587
00:37:41,751 --> 00:37:43,700
GOOD NEWS. HMM?

588
00:37:43,724 --> 00:37:46,472
YOU'RE UP 10 POINTS IN THE POLLS
AFTER THE RALLY YESTERDAY. WOW!

589
00:37:46,496 --> 00:37:49,106
IT LOOKS LIKE WE COULD WIN
THIS THING AFTER ALL, HUH?

590
00:37:49,130 --> 00:37:50,738
[ SMOOCHES ] I GOT TO RUN.

591
00:37:50,762 --> 00:37:52,463
BYE. BYE.

592
00:37:54,505 --> 00:37:57,115
IT'S GREAT TO SEE
HIM SO OPTIMISTIC.

593
00:37:57,139 --> 00:37:58,447
YEAH.

594
00:37:58,471 --> 00:38:01,014
I HATE TO BE THE ONE
TO BURST HIS BUBBLE.

595
00:38:02,516 --> 00:38:03,793
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

596
00:38:03,817 --> 00:38:05,155
LEX IS RUNNING 800 ADS

597
00:38:05,179 --> 00:38:08,028
AND DROPPING THREE MAILERS
IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.

598
00:38:08,052 --> 00:38:10,030
WE MAY BE AHEAD NOW,
BUT THAT MUCH COVERAGE

599
00:38:10,054 --> 00:38:13,204
WILL MAKE MR. KENT A DISTANT
MEMORY BY ELECTION DAY.

600
00:38:13,228 --> 00:38:15,267
AND... AS FAR AS I CAN TELL...

601
00:38:15,291 --> 00:38:17,793
WE'RE OUT OF MONEY.

602
00:38:19,965 --> 00:38:22,774
[ SIGHS ] I'VE BEEN
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT

603
00:38:22,798 --> 00:38:24,878
HOW TO TELL HIM FOR
A COUPLE OF DAYS.

604
00:38:24,902 --> 00:38:27,079
WELL, IF WE DON'T FIND
SOME MAJOR GREEN,

605
00:38:27,103 --> 00:38:31,524
HE CAN KISS THAT FANCY LEATHER
CHAIR AT THE CAPITOL GOODBYE.

606
00:38:31,548 --> 00:38:34,913
THERE IS ONE OTHER OPTION.

607
00:38:37,817 --> 00:38:41,791
BUT YOU HAVE TO PROMISE
ME NEVER TO TELL JONATHAN.

608
00:38:46,096 --> 00:38:48,228
[ CRICKETS CHIRPING ]

609
00:38:56,307 --> 00:38:57,809
LANA.

610
00:38:59,112 --> 00:39:01,320
I WASN'T EXPECTING
TO SEE YOU HERE.

611
00:39:01,344 --> 00:39:04,093
I WASN'T ABOUT TO LEAVE
THINGS THE WAY THEY WERE.

612
00:39:04,117 --> 00:39:05,195
LOOK, CLARK.

613
00:39:05,219 --> 00:39:07,150
LANA, I...

614
00:39:11,356 --> 00:39:14,004
YOU WERE RIGHT.

615
00:39:14,028 --> 00:39:16,838
I WAS PULLING AWAY.

616
00:39:16,862 --> 00:39:22,244
IT'S BECAUSE I'VE BEEN WANTING
TO BE WITH YOU FOR SO LONG...

617
00:39:22,268 --> 00:39:25,612
BUT I FEEL LIKE I'D
JUST SCREW IT UP.

618
00:39:27,273 --> 00:39:31,354
CLARK, I WOULD NEVER
LET YOU GO THAT EASILY.

619
00:39:31,378 --> 00:39:34,128
MAYBE WE JUST NEED TO SLOW DOWN

620
00:39:34,152 --> 00:39:36,131
AND TRY AND GET BACK
TO WHERE WE WERE.

621
00:39:36,155 --> 00:39:38,987
[ SIGHS ]

622
00:39:44,994 --> 00:39:47,613
I FREAK OUT. [ CHUCKLES ]

623
00:39:47,637 --> 00:39:49,916
I SCREW UP, AND I BLAME
EVERYTHING ON YOU,

624
00:39:49,940 --> 00:39:54,352
AND YOU FORGIVE ME...
NO QUESTIONS ASKED.

625
00:39:54,376 --> 00:39:58,227
MAYBE THAT'S BECAUSE
IT'S NOT ALL YOUR FAULT.

626
00:39:58,251 --> 00:40:01,590
WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT
ME RUNNING OFF TO MET U.

627
00:40:01,614 --> 00:40:05,936
AND GETTING ALL CAUGHT
UP IN MY HOMEWORK...

628
00:40:05,960 --> 00:40:08,168
IT'S NOT ENTIRELY FALSE.

629
00:40:08,192 --> 00:40:10,370
[ SIGHS ]

630
00:40:10,394 --> 00:40:14,228
CLARK, I'VE BEEN STUDYING
THE METEOR SHOWERS.

631
00:40:17,974 --> 00:40:20,282
YOU SAID YOU WERE GONNA
LEAVE THAT IN THE PAST.

632
00:40:20,306 --> 00:40:22,254
I KNOW I DID, AND I TRIED TO.

633
00:40:22,278 --> 00:40:24,387
BUT THOSE METEORS
CHANGED MY LIFE,

634
00:40:24,411 --> 00:40:26,660
AND NOW WITH THE
SECOND SHOWER...

635
00:40:26,684 --> 00:40:30,018
CLARK, THERE IS NO WAY
THAT THEY'RE RANDOM.

636
00:40:31,389 --> 00:40:32,966
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

637
00:40:32,990 --> 00:40:35,099
OKAY, WELL, YOU
KNOW THAT SPACECRAFT

638
00:40:35,123 --> 00:40:37,231
THAT I SAW DURING
THIS LAST SHOWER?

639
00:40:37,255 --> 00:40:41,177
I WAS LOOKING INTO THE SATELLITE
IMAGERY FROM THE FIRST SHOWER,

640
00:40:41,201 --> 00:40:43,178
THE ONE THAT HAPPENED
WHEN WE WERE KIDS,

641
00:40:43,202 --> 00:40:45,441
AND THERE'S SOMETHING
THAT DOESN'T CRASH

642
00:40:45,465 --> 00:40:48,115
THE WAY THE OTHER METEORS DO.

643
00:40:48,139 --> 00:40:52,143
IT, UM... WELL, IT
KIND OF LANDS.

644
00:40:56,018 --> 00:40:57,995
CLARK, WHAT IF A SHIP CAME DOWN

645
00:40:58,019 --> 00:41:00,258
IN THE FIRST METEOR
SHOWER AS WELL,

646
00:41:00,282 --> 00:41:02,932
AND WHOEVER WAS IN IT

647
00:41:02,956 --> 00:41:06,030
HAS BEEN HERE WITH
US THIS ENTIRE TIME?

648
00:41:26,353 --> 00:41:27,490
THANK YOU FOR COMING.

649
00:41:27,514 --> 00:41:28,755
IT'S MY PLEASURE.

650
00:41:40,068 --> 00:41:42,202
I'M ALWAYS HERE FOR YOU, MARTHA.

651
00:41:58,289 --> 00:42:01,269
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